as in to cross
to make one's way through, across, or over
the spider traversed the wall from end to end
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Recent Examples of traverse
Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The SailGP 2025 season has competitors traverse conditions across five different continents over a year-long season, starting and ending in the United Arab Emirates.
—Christina House, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
In the coming months and years, the reality of our situation will need to be embedded in many shows (particularly, but not limited to drama) that traverse our real world.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Options include the Goat Trail traverse or Solo Creek to Chisana—both are around 25 miles and require expert backcountry skills.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The SailGP 2025 season has competitors traverse conditions across five different continents over a year-long season, starting and ending in the United Arab Emirates.
—Christina House, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
President Donald Trump declared a public-safety emergency for Washington and ordered a federal operation that included federal agents and National Guard personnel to traverse city streets in an effort to restore law and order and restore the capital's beauty, the president said.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
In the coming months and years, the reality of our situation will need to be embedded in many shows (particularly, but not limited to drama) that traverse our real world.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for traverse
Verb
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The National Hurricane Center said Fernand crossed a patch of slightly warmer ocean, giving it a small boost in strength that should sustain it for at least a few more days.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
27 Aug. 2025
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While competitors focus on app features and loyalty point structures, Hertz chose a completely different path: addressing the emotional reality of modern travel.—
Allen Adamson,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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But things changed after World War II, as cars and planes became more popular and accessible modes of long-distance travel.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
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Though separated by geography, their practices prove that spirituality isn’t a relic of the past, but a living language for navigating identity, resilience, and belonging in the 21st century.—
Byron Armstrong,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the interim, First Steps’ 111 residents are navigating what has become an active construction site as the project pushes on.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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His children turned out to have also made the trek from a shelter in Texas to New York, and were placed with new owners who lived within 20 blocks of us.—
Mattie Kahn,
Vogue,
18 Aug. 2025
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The 15-show trek kicks off on Oct. 16 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., and goes through major U.S. arenas before wrapping on Nov. 16 at Miami’s Kaseya Center.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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Boston’s late-inning offense followed an up-and-down start by Gil, who held the Red Sox to two runs (one earned) over five innings, despite issuing five walks and allowing four hits.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
22 Aug. 2025
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The following water systems were found to have forever chemical levels over the EPA limit: Are forever chemicals in your water?—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Other assist modes include Walk for incline traversal, Auto Hold to stop the bike rolling back, and Hill Start Assist to help you get started on steep terrain.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
31 July 2025
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An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server, which is present in the SMA 100.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Two little girls walked up to him, one who had been wounded in the head and another who said she was shot in the throat, along with a young boy who had an arm injury.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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When asked about a crisp white, my server walked me through a couple on the menu, nailing it with a crisp, acidic Alexakis Assyrtiko from the Greek island of Crete.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The original collection of short stories was published in 1950 and centered on Earth colonizing the Red Planet in a series of devastating expeditions, and its interactions with the world's psychic native inhabitants.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The expedition set out to establish a baseline of what life inhabits Mar del Plata.—
Ashley Balzer Vigil,
Scientific American,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Traverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traverse. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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